Harry Gration
Harry Gration DL | |
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Born | Harry John Gration[1] 22 October 1950 , England |
Died | 24 June 2022 | (aged 71)
Known for | Television presenter, journalist |
Spouses | |
Children | 6 |
Harry John Gration
Early life
Born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, to Nina (nee Smith) and Morris Gration, Gration was raised in a back-to-back house in the city.[5][1] His father was a chemist who was a manager at a Boots store in the city and promotion took the family first to Leeds, then York.[6][1] Gration was educated at Leeds Grammar School and at St Peter's School in York,[7][1] and after leaving education, he initially spent five years as a history teacher and eventually, a head of history at The Rodillian Academy,[8] a school in Lofthouse, near Leeds.[6]
Career
Whilst still teaching, Gration became a sports commentator on rugby league games which led to a three-month contract with the BBC. He then ended up resigning from his teaching post and went into broadcasting full-time when he joined BBC Radio Leeds in 1978.[9][10]
Gration started presenting
He appeared on Top Gear in 2010. While supposedly reporting from Braithwell, Jeremy Clarkson crashes a Reliant Robin in the background.[14]
Gration was appointed
Gration regularly appeared in the annual Christmas pantomime at the York Theatre Royal in a filmed segment with its main star and writer, Berwick Kaler.[17] In the 2016 production of Cinderella, Gration appeared in women's underwear.[18]
On 13 October 2020, Gration announced his retirement from the BBC.[19] His final appearance as lead presenter on Look North was 21 October 2020, the day before his 70th birthday.[20]
Public office
In December 2009, Gration followed in the footsteps of his
He was a
Personal life
Gration was married three times and had six children.[9][24] His first two marriages, to Hilary Gardner (m.1974) and Rowena Cluness (m.1984), ended in divorce. He married his third wife, Helen Chene, in 2001.[1] Gration died suddenly after collapsing on 24 June 2022 at the age of 71.[25][26] It was later revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer, but this was unrelated to his death.[27]
A memorial service was held for Gration on 1 August 2022, which is
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hayward, Anthony (26 June 2022). "Harry Gration obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Cricket legends join family at service for 'Mr Yorkshire' Harry Gration". The Independent. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Harry Gration funeral: Inside York Minster as family, friends and colleagues say goodbye to 'Mr Yorkshire'". Yorkshire Post. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Look North's Gration to get MBE". BBC News. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Love affair turned sour on Harry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 26 January 1999. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "My Yorkshire: Harry Gration on his favourite people and places". The Yorkshire Post. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Honorary Fellow Harry Gration". Bradford College. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b Dawson, Jayne (8 October 2014). "Harry Gration: I still love my job on Look North". The Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-333-48232-2.
- ^ Dacey, Ruth (14 October 2020). "Harry Gration full interview - Why I decided to step down from BBC Look North hot seat". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Hirst, Andrew (19 March 2018). "Find out what Harry Gration's best memory from 40 years of broadcasting is". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Amy Garcia to join Harry Gration on BBC Look North sofa". Echo. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Rolling a Reliant Robin – Top Gear – BBC – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 18.
- Yorkshire Post. 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Harry Gration and Berwick Kaler shoot Theatre Royal pantomime film in York". The Argus. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Hickling, Alfred (13 December 2016). "Cinderella review – a Christmas miracle in York". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Dacey, Ruth (13 October 2020). "Harry Gration, the veteran presenter of regional news programme Look North is to retire amid local news cutbacks". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Harry Gration: Tributes pour in for Ex-BBC Look North presenter". BBC News. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Burn elect Harry Gration and Hilda Ogden as its honorary mayor and mayoress". York Press. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Riley, Anna (25 June 2018). "Keeley Donovan shares details of 'wonderful' festival-themed wedding". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "North Yorkshire Lieutenancy". North Yorkshire Lieutenancy. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Maxine (17 November 2017). "From the news to nurseries: Helen Gration talks about giving up a career in telly for a life with tiny tots". York Press. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Harry Gration: Ex-BBC Look North presenter dies, aged 71". BBC News. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Port, Samuel; Updated (1 August 2022). "Emotional photos from Harry Gration's funeral as hundreds gather to say goodbye". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "BBC Harry Gration's wife says he was suffering from cancer as she pays tribute". 28 July 2022.